On this page:
1) A summary of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and Heavenly Father's Plan of Happiness
2) About the title of the book: The Glory of the Son and The Glory of the Sun.
3) Poems for special occasions
1) A summary of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and Heavenly Father's Plan of Happiness
2) About the title of the book: The Glory of the Son and The Glory of the Sun.
3) Poems for special occasions
The Gospel of Jesus Christ and Heavenly Father's Plan of Happiness
Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints understand that our life here on earth is just one short part of a great eternal plan of happiness. This plan was presented in a pre-mortal existence where we each lived with our Heavenly Father as His spirit children. The earth was created so that those of us who accepted the Father’s plan could receive mortal bodies and gain experience.
Because we cannot remember our previous existence, we can now learn to walk by faith in Jesus Christ, the Son of God. As we follow Him and keep His commandments, we are blessed with peace and joy, and with the knowledge that after this life we may return to God’s presence.
In Gethsemane and on the cross, our Savior Jesus Christ paid the penalties for broken laws. He satisfied the demands of justice and overcame death. While resurrection is a gift to all from a loving Father in Heaven and His Son, those who have faith in Christ, and who repent and keep his commandments, will receive even greater blessings. The faithful and obedient can become joint heirs with Christ and receive all that the Father has.
Temple ordinances make it possible for us to be reunited with those we love and continue sacred family relationships in the heavenly realms. Those who do not learn of Jesus Christ and His Gospel in this life can be taught hereafter. They can choose whether or not to accept baptism and other ordinances which are performed in their behalf in sacred temples.
These doctrines of the Gospel were understood anciently and were taught in the early Christian church, but they were eventually lost as the prophets and apostles were martyred in the years following the death and resurrection of the Savior. Isaiah prophesied that dismal time when he said, “For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people.” (Isa. 62:2) But Isaiah also said, “The Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.” Acts 2:21 speaks of the restitution of all things which will take place before Jesus Christ comes again to rule and rein as King of Kings.
That restoration of truth began with revelations given to the Prophet Joseph Smith, with the coming forth of the Book of Mormon, Another Testament of Jesus Christ, and with the organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
I have written about some key events of the Restoration in my book titled, Praising the Prophet—Joseph Smith and the Restoration in History and Verse. Additional details are available in a four volume series entitled SAINTS. This series is published by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is available in print and is free online at https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/saints
Because we cannot remember our previous existence, we can now learn to walk by faith in Jesus Christ, the Son of God. As we follow Him and keep His commandments, we are blessed with peace and joy, and with the knowledge that after this life we may return to God’s presence.
In Gethsemane and on the cross, our Savior Jesus Christ paid the penalties for broken laws. He satisfied the demands of justice and overcame death. While resurrection is a gift to all from a loving Father in Heaven and His Son, those who have faith in Christ, and who repent and keep his commandments, will receive even greater blessings. The faithful and obedient can become joint heirs with Christ and receive all that the Father has.
Temple ordinances make it possible for us to be reunited with those we love and continue sacred family relationships in the heavenly realms. Those who do not learn of Jesus Christ and His Gospel in this life can be taught hereafter. They can choose whether or not to accept baptism and other ordinances which are performed in their behalf in sacred temples.
These doctrines of the Gospel were understood anciently and were taught in the early Christian church, but they were eventually lost as the prophets and apostles were martyred in the years following the death and resurrection of the Savior. Isaiah prophesied that dismal time when he said, “For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people.” (Isa. 62:2) But Isaiah also said, “The Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.” Acts 2:21 speaks of the restitution of all things which will take place before Jesus Christ comes again to rule and rein as King of Kings.
That restoration of truth began with revelations given to the Prophet Joseph Smith, with the coming forth of the Book of Mormon, Another Testament of Jesus Christ, and with the organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
I have written about some key events of the Restoration in my book titled, Praising the Prophet—Joseph Smith and the Restoration in History and Verse. Additional details are available in a four volume series entitled SAINTS. This series is published by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is available in print and is free online at https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/saints
Although many of my poems have appeared in the Ensign and other Church publications, I am not an official spokesperson for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I do, however, strive to live the Gospel of Jesus Christ and treasure my association with those who also love the Lord and desire to build up His kingdom on earth by serving Him and others.
Sharon Price Anderson
Sharon Price Anderson
The Glory of the Son or The Glory of the Sun
The sun is a fitting image to help us understand the glory of the Son of God, even Jesus Christ.
Isn't it interesting that there are several scriptures where the word sun might be substituted for son or visa versa? 3 Nephi 25:2 states: But unto you that fear my name, shall the Son of Righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth and grow up as calves in the stall. Malachi 4:2 makes the identical statement except, that instead of "Son of Righteousness," it says "Sun of righteousness." In Malachi, the word sun is translated from the Hebrew word shemesh which comes from a root meaning brillliant, sun, by implication the east.
The first chapter of the Book of Mormon relates how Lehi, "saw One descending out of the midst of heaven, and he beheld that his luster was above that of the sun at noon-day." Joseph Smith told of the light that rested upon him and the two Personages who stood above him "whose Brightness and glory defy all description." We learn in Joseph Smith Matthew 1:36 that the people of the earth shall "see the Son of Man coming in the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory."
In 1 Cor. 15:40-42 Paul compares the glory of the resurrection to the sun, moon and stars. "There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial . . . There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory. So also is the resurrection of the dead." The Doctrine and Covenants tells more about God's glory and compares it to the sun. " These are they whose bodies are celestial, whose glory is that of the sun, even the glory of God, the highest of all, whose glory the sun of the firmament is written of as being typical." D&C 76:70
Isn't it interesting that there are several scriptures where the word sun might be substituted for son or visa versa? 3 Nephi 25:2 states: But unto you that fear my name, shall the Son of Righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth and grow up as calves in the stall. Malachi 4:2 makes the identical statement except, that instead of "Son of Righteousness," it says "Sun of righteousness." In Malachi, the word sun is translated from the Hebrew word shemesh which comes from a root meaning brillliant, sun, by implication the east.
The first chapter of the Book of Mormon relates how Lehi, "saw One descending out of the midst of heaven, and he beheld that his luster was above that of the sun at noon-day." Joseph Smith told of the light that rested upon him and the two Personages who stood above him "whose Brightness and glory defy all description." We learn in Joseph Smith Matthew 1:36 that the people of the earth shall "see the Son of Man coming in the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory."
In 1 Cor. 15:40-42 Paul compares the glory of the resurrection to the sun, moon and stars. "There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial . . . There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory. So also is the resurrection of the dead." The Doctrine and Covenants tells more about God's glory and compares it to the sun. " These are they whose bodies are celestial, whose glory is that of the sun, even the glory of God, the highest of all, whose glory the sun of the firmament is written of as being typical." D&C 76:70
Poems for special occasions
Christmas : Pages 32-36, 128-9, 134-136, 140-142
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